Habana Vieja
After interminable renovations, Havana’s finest art nouveau building once again hosts a hotel. Before you even go inside you can award five stars for the…
Must-see hotels in Habana Vieja
Habana Vieja
Restored under the watchful eye of the City Historian in the late 1990s, the former residence of the Count of Villanueva, a 19th-century railway-building…
Habana Vieja
There's nothing austere about Los Frailes (The Friars), despite the monastic theme (staff wear hooded robes), inspired by the nearby San Francisco de Asís…
Habana Vieja
This outpost of Centro Habana's popular Hostal Peregrino is like a little hotel for independent travelers. Eight rooms, all with private bathroom,…
Habana Vieja
One of several emerging private hotels in Habana Vieja, the Maestranza enjoys an excellent location practically opposite the cathedral. Five rooms and one…
Habana Vieja
A fabulous Old Town casa run by Eugenio and Fabio, who have added superb design features to their huge colonial home. Check out the terrace fountain and…
Habana Vieja
A private penthouse in a historic central square – this place would cost thousands anywhere else, but in Havana you can still bag it for as little as CUC…
Habana Vieja
Not an Irish joke but one of Havana's more impressive period hotels, the Hotel Palacio O'Farrill is a staggeringly beautiful colonial palace that once…
Habana Vieja
The Hotel Florida presents a typical Havana conundrum. The building is an architectural extravaganza constructed in the purest colonial style, with arches…
Habana Vieja
A good place to rest your maletas (suitcases) for a while, this private ‘hostal’ has all the classic Habana Vieja calling cards: high ceilings, spiral…
Habana Vieja
A beauty of a building and one of the few genuine art nouveau structures in Havana, the Raquel induces historical hallucinations with its grandiose…
Hotel Palacio del Marqués de San Felipe y Santiago de Bejucal
Habana Vieja
Cuban baroque meets modern minimalism in this restored palace in the blustery Plaza de San Francisco de Asís, the erstwhile home of countless counts, dons…
Habana Vieja
This pastel-pink Havana institution was Hemingway's hotel of choice before he bought a house in Havana in 1939 (he's said to have penned his seminal…
Habana Vieja
In the Loma del Ángel, Habana Vieja’s emerging chic quarter, this white-and-blue house has an interesting mélange of rooms furnished with elegant side…
Habana Vieja
Considered one of Havana's finest hotels as well as one of its oldest (operations began in 1867), the Santa Isabel is housed in the Palacio de Los Condes…
Habana Vieja
The Ricla (named for a Spanish count) is a seven-room family-run hotel with a to-die-for location at the corner of Plaza Vieja. Rooms are gleaming white,…
Habana Vieja
Slap-bang in the historic core, Valencia is decked out like a Spanish posada (inn), with hanging vines, doorways big enough to ride a horse through and a…
Habana Vieja
A 12-room colonial-style hotel refashioned by the Office of the City Historian, this tasteful place overlays old chunky foundations with new minimalist…
Habana Vieja
This lovely mint-green colonial house stands out amid the superficial scruffiness of Calle Lamparilla. The bright tone continues inside with a wonderful…
Habana Vieja
The Santander, down by the harbor, has a tangible nautical feel. You almost expect some old Spanish sailor to come strolling into the thin mahogany bar…
Habana Vieja
At this old-school casa you'll have to walk through the family sitting area, ducking deftly beneath the TV, in order to get to your room. Inside, the…
Habana Vieja
This lovely 2nd-floor casa steps from Plaza Vieja is dripping with Cuban character, from its antique chandeliers to its lurid curtains and bedspreads…
Hotel Beltrán de la Santa Cruz
Habana Vieja
An excellent location and plenty of old-world authenticity make this compact inn just off Plaza Vieja a history-evoking place to stay. It's housed in a…
Habana Vieja
These two rooms in a private 1st-floor apartment amid the action of Habana Vieja are set back far enough from the street to deaden the noise. The house…
